Bulldogs run away with 22-point win
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The Bulldogs’ quickness and aggressive defense gave them all the advantage they needed to down Irving College 52-30 in seventh- and eighth-grade basketball action.
Eastside posted 10 points before the Tigers would get on the board. Jason Carlson hit for three straight points, before Jesse Carlson connected for seven unanswered, including a 3-pointer with 2:15 to play in the opening period. The Tiger’s Sam Shay and Chris Keegan hit one basket each. Eastside then ran off six straight points to close out the period with two buckets from August Palombo to take a 17-4 lead.
The Tigers broke through Eastside’s defense in the opening minutes of the second period, with eight unanswered points coming from Shay and a 3-pointer from Kystoffer Williams. But Eastside wouldn’t stay idle for long. The Bulldogs connected for 14 points during the final two minutes of play. Gage Myers got the hot hand, hitting for seven points, including a 3-pointer. By the end of the first half Eastside had built a 31-17 lead.
The Tigers were held to four points in the third period. Justin Woodlee hit a 3-pointer and Shay hit one-of-two from the free-throw line. The Bulldogs put nine points on the board to take a 40-21 lead into the final period.
Fourth-quarter action saw Eastside’s Josh Tees open the period with a basket in the paint. Alec Ferguson, Trevor Steakley and Adrian McCormick had one bucket each and Mitchell Morton added a pair of basket. The Tigers closed out the final two-minutes with a pair of basket from Shay and one from Keaton Williamson.
For the Bulldogs, Jesse Carlson had 11 points, followed by Myers with 10, Jason Carlson had five, Luke Hillis, Josh Tees, Palombo and Morton had four points each. Dakota Myers, Kurt Cilgore, Steakley, Ferguson and McCormick added two points each.
Shay had 11 points, Woodlee hit for nine, Williams and Keegan had four points each and Williamson added two for the Tigers.